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Gillum conceded on November 17. DeSantis's victory marked the sixth straight election in which Florida elected a Republican to the governorship, and the third in a row that neither candidate received over 50% of the vote. With a margin of 0.4%, this election was the closest race of the 2018 gubernatorial election cycle.
Democrats also won the total popular vote for the year's gubernatorial elections for the second year in a row. As of 2025, this is the last time that Republicans won governorships in Arizona, Maryland, and Massachusetts, and the last time that Democrats won the gubernatorial office in Nevada.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Florida on November 6, 2018. All of Florida's executive officers were up for election as well as Florida's Class I Senate seat and all 27 seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were on August 28, 2018.
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Spanish Florida was acquired from Spain in the Adams–Onís Treaty, which took effect July 10, 1821. [1] Parts of West Florida had already been assigned to Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi; the remainder and East Florida were governed by a military commissioner with the powers of governor until the territory was organized and incorporated.
2018 Florida gubernatorial election [5] Party Candidate Votes % Republican: Ron DeSantis Jeanette Nuñez: 4,076,186 : 49.6 : Democratic: Andrew Gillum Chris King 4,043,723 49.2 Reform: Darcy Richardson Nancy Argenziano: 47,140 0.6 Independent: Kyle "KC" Gibson Ellen Wilds 24,310 0.3 Independent: Ryan Christopher Foley John Tutton Jr. 14,630 0.2 ...
In 2018, Florida saw razor-thin margins in races for governor, senator, and agriculture commissioner. All three headed to recounts. All three were resolved by the new November 20 deadline created ...
For state elections, the Governor of Florida, Lieutenant Governor, and the members of the Florida Cabinet, and members of the Florida Senate are elected every four years; members of the Florida House of Representatives are elected every two years. In a 2020 study, Florida was ranked as the 11th hardest state for citizens to vote in. [2]